Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album

Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album
Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album
Awarded for	Vocal or instrumental Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. For Solo artists, duos or groups.
Country	United States
Presented by	The Latin Recording Academy
First awarded	2000
Currently held by	Xênia França for Em Nome da Estrela (2023)
Website	latingrammy.com

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally.

According to the category description guide for the 13th Latin Grammy Awards, the award is for vocal or instrumental Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. For Solo artists, duos or groups.

In 2003, Tribalistas by Tribalistas became the first album to win this award and to be nominated for Album of the Year. Portuguese band Ultraleve became the first non-Brazilian act to receive a nomination in this category in 2013.^[1] From 2000 to 2015, the award category was presented as Best Brazilian Pop Contemporary Album and was changed to its current name in 2016.

Lenine holds the record of most wins in the category with three, followed by Seu Jorge, Céu and Anavitória with two wins each.

Recipients

Milton Nascimento was the first winner of this award in 2000 for Crooner.

Lenine has won three times, in 2002, 2005 and 2007.

2008 winner Vanessa da Mata.

Two-time winner Sérgio Mendes.

Two-time winner Seu Jorge.

2011 winner Jota Quest.

Two-time winner, Céu.

Two-time winners, Anavitória.

2023 winner, Xênia França.

Best Brazilian Pop Contemporary Album

Year	Performing artist(s)	Work	Nominees
2000	Milton Nascimento	Crooner	Zeca Baleiro – Vo Imbola Ana Carolina – Ana Carolina Zizi Possi – Puro Prazer Ivete Sangalo – Ivete Sangalo
2001	Marisa Monte	Memórias, Crônicas, e Declarações de Amor	Zeca Baleiro – Líricas Pedro Mariano – Voz no Ouvido Ivete Sangalo – Beat Beleza Herbert Vianna – O Som Do Sim
2002	Lenine	Falange Canibal	Bossacucanova & Roberto Menescal – Brasilidade Zélia Duncan – Sortimento Otto – Condomblack Ivete Sangalo – Festa
2003	Tribalistas	Tribalistas	Gilberto Gil – Kaya N'Gan Daya - Ao Vivo Kid Abelha – Acústico MTV Milton Nascimento – Pietá Caetano Veloso – Live in Bahia
2004	Carlinhos Brown	Carlinhos Brown Es Carlito Marrón	Roberto Carlos – Pra Sempre Jota Quest – MTV Ao-Vivo Rita Lee – Balacobaco Daniela Mercury – Carnaval Eletrônico O Esporro O Rappa – O Silêncio Q Precede Ivete Sangalo – Clube Carnavalesco Inocentes em Progresso
2005	Lenine	Incité	Carlinhos Brown – El Milagro De Candeal Rita Lee – MTV Ao Vivo Tom Zé – Estudando o Pagode
2006	Sérgio Mendes	Timeless	Jota Quest – Até Onde Vai Los Hermanos – 4 Margareth Menezes – Pra Você Marisa Monte – Infinito Particular Sandy & Junior – Sandy e Junior Ivete Sangalo – As Super Novas
2007	Lenine	Acústico MTV	Zeca Baleiro – Baladas Do Asfalto & Outros Blues Ao Vivo Carlinhos Brown – A Gente Ainda Não Sonhou Pedro Mariano – Pedro Mariano Paulo Ricardo – Prisma Ivete Sangalo – Multishow ao Vivo: Ivete no Maracanã Skank – Carrossel
2008	Vanessa da Mata	Sim	Arnaldo Antunes – Ao Vivo No Estúdio Danni Carlos – Música Nova Ney Matogrosso – Inflassificáveis Rosa Passos – Romance
2009	Roupa Nova	Roupa Nova em Londres	Jota Quest – La Plata Rita Lee – Multishow Ao Vivo Ivete Sangalo – Pode Entrar Skank – Estandarte
2010	Sérgio Mendes	Bom Tempo	CéU – Vagarosa Sandra de Sá – AfricaNatividade - Cheiro de Brasil Claudia Leitte – As Máscaras Michael Sullivan – Ao Vivo: Na Linha do Tempo Vol. 1
2011	Jota Quest	Quinze	Arnaldo Antunes – Arnaldo Antunes Ao Vivo Lá Em Casa Vanessa da Mata – Bicicletas, Bolos e Outras Alegrias Os Paralamas do Sucesso – Multishow Ao Vivo Paralamas Brasil Afora Ivete Sangalo – Multishow ao Vivo: Ivete Sangalo no Madison Square Garden Seu Jorge e Almaz – Seu Jorge e Almaz
2012	Seu Jorge	Músicas Para Churrascos Vol. 1	Céu – Caravana Sereia Bloom Zélia Duncan – Pelo Sabor do Gesto - Em Cena Rita Lee – Reza Mart'nália – Não Tente Comprender
2013	Seu Jorge	Músicas Para Churrasco Vol. 1 Ao Vivo	Ed Motta – Aor Natiruts – Acústico Adryana Ribeiro – Take It Easy My Brother Jorge Skank – Ao Vivo: Rock In Rio Ultraleve – Ultraleve
2014	Ivete Sangalo	Multishow Ao Vivo – Ivete Sangalo 20 Anos	Marília Bessy & Ney Matogrosso – Infernynho - Marília Bessy Convida Ney Matogrosso Ana Carolina – #AC Vanessa da Mata – Segue o Som Jota Quest – Funky Funky Boom Boom
2015	Tulipa Ruiz	Dancê	Jamz – Insano Seu Jorge – Músicas para Churrasco, Vol. 2 Onze:20 – Vida Loka Jonas Sá – Blam! Blam!

Best Portuguese Language Contemporary Pop Album

Year	Performing artist(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.
2016	Céu	Tropix	Tiago Iorc – Troco Likes Larissa Luz – Território Conquistado Mariza – Mundo Thiago Ramil – Leve Embora
2017	Tiago Iorc	Troco Likes Ao Vivo	Anavitória – Anavitória Mano Brown – Boogie Naipe Jamz – Tudo Nosso Ludmilla – A Danada Sou Eu
2018	Anaadi	Noturno	Erasmo Carlos – Amor é isso Iza – Dona de Mim Ana Vilela – Ana Vilela Xênia França – Xenia	^[2]
2019	Anavitória	O Tempo É Agora	As Bahias e a Cozinha Mineira – Tarântula Ana Cañas – Todxs Mahmundi – Para Dias Ruins Jair Oliveira – Selfie	^[3]
2020	Céu	Apká!	Anavitória – N As Bahias e a Cozinha Mineira – Enquanto Estamos Distantes Marcelo Jeneci – Guaia Melim – Eu Feat. Você	^[4]
2021	Anavitória	Cor	Vitor Kley – A Bolha Nando Reis & Duda Beat – Duda Beat & Nando Reis Fernanda Takai – Será que Você Vai Acreditar? Tuyo – Chegamos Sozinhos em Casa, Vol. 1	^[5]
2022	Bala Desejo	Sim Sim Sim	Gilsons – Pra Gente Acordar Jão – Pirata Marina Sena – De Primeira Luísa Sonza – Doce 22	^[6]
2023	Xênia França	Em Nome da Estrela	Bryan Behr – Bryan Behr Ao Vivo Em São Paulo Hodari – Hodari Melim – Quintal Rubel – As Palavras, Vol. 1 & 2	^[7]
2024	TBA	TBA	IZA – Afrodhit Jão – Super Melly – Amaríssima Os Garotin – Os Garotin de São Gonçalo Luísa Sonza – Escândalo Íntimo	^[8]

References

^ "Ultraleve nomeados para os Grammy Latinos". SAPO Musica (in Portuguese). 3 October 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
^ "19th Latin Grammy Awards Nominations" (PDF). latingrammy.com. 21 September 2018.
^ Ryan, Patrick. "Latin Grammys: Camila Cabello, Alejandro Sanz, Rosalía, Luis Fonsi score 2019 nominations". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
^ Huston, Marysabel. "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-21.
^ "22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® FINAL NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Latin Recording Academy. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
^ Cobo, Leila (2022-11-17). "Latin Grammys 2022: Jorge Drexler & Bad Bunny Lead Early Winners (Updating)". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (19 September 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ Frazier, Nina (September 17, 2024). "2024 Latin GRAMMYs: See The Full Nominations List". Grammy Awards (in Spanish). Retrieved September 17, 2024.

External links

Official site of the Latin Grammy Awards

[1] "Ultraleve nomeados para os Grammy Latinos". SAPO Musica (in Portuguese). 3 October 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

[2] "19th Latin Grammy Awards Nominations" (PDF). latingrammy.com. 21 September 2018.

[3] Ryan, Patrick. "Latin Grammys: Camila Cabello, Alejandro Sanz, Rosalía, Luis Fonsi score 2019 nominations". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-05-21.

[4] Huston, Marysabel. "Latin Grammy: J Balvin lidera la lista de nominaciones con 13, le sigue Bad Bunny con 9". CNN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-21.

[5] "22nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® FINAL NOMINATIONS" (PDF). Latin Recording Academy. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

[6] Cobo, Leila (2022-11-17). "Latin Grammys 2022: Jorge Drexler & Bad Bunny Lead Early Winners (Updating)". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-11-18.

[7] Ratner-Arias, Sigal (19 September 2023). "Edgar Barrera Tops 2023 Latin Grammys Nominees: Complete List". Billboard. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[8] Frazier, Nina (September 17, 2024). "2024 Latin GRAMMYs: See The Full Nominations List". Grammy Awards (in Spanish). Retrieved September 17, 2024.

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